Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at PCC

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 54.40% where the last year rate was 18%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.10% for full-time students and 49.40% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 54.40% where the current academic year rate is 18%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Pamlico Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	67%	79%	17%
2014-15	18%	9%	22%
2015-16	72%	84%	0%
2016-17	53%	69%	13%
2017-18	59%	76%	25%
2018-19	62%	72%	14%
2019-20	69%	85%	35%
2020-21	45%	50%	41%
2021-22	81%	88%	50%
2022-23	18%	40%	0%
Average	54.40%	65.20%	21.70%

Pamlico Community College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 6.70% where the current year rate is 27%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Pamlico Community College from 2015 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2015-16	12%
2016-17	11%
2017-18	10%
2018-19	0%
2019-20	7%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	27%
Average	6.70%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 64.10% for full-time students and 49.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at PCC from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	52%	58%
2014-15	60%	65%
2015-16	76%	51%
2016-17	59%	70%
2017-18	57%	46%
2018-19	86%	46%
2019-20	89%	29%
2020-21	36%	49%
2021-22	63%	33%
2022-23	63%	47%
Average	64.10%	49.40%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 7.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 4 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pamlico Community College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	9:1
2014-15	9:1
2015-16	9:1
2016-17	9:1
2017-18	9:1
2018-19	9:1
2019-20	9:1
2020-21	5:1
2021-22	3:1
2022-23	4:1
Average	7.50:1

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